Media Capital

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Media Capital SGPS SA

Type	Public
Traded as	Euronext Lisbon: MCP
Founded	1988
Headquarters	Oeiras , Portugal
Products	TV stations, radio stations, magazines, internet
Owner	Pluris Investments, S.A. - 35,38% Triun, SGPS, S.A. - 23% Biz Partners - 11,9725% CIN – Corporação Industrial do Norte, S.A. - 11,20% Zenithodyssey, Lda. - 10% Fitas & Essências, Lda. - 3% Free float - 2,9475% DoCasal Investimentos, Lda. - 2,5%
Website	Media Capital

Media Capital SGPS, SA, is a Portuguese media corporation founded in 1988 (originally named SOCI - Sociedade de Comunicação Independente, founded by Luís Nobre Guedes), based in Oeiras, Lisbon. Media Capital is a major media group in Portugal, and is one of the biggest media corporations in Europe. Media Capital distributes 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer home video releases in the Portuguese market under the Castello Lopes label. From 2005 to 2020, PRISA was the principal owner of Media Capital.

Businesses

Media Capital operates in several areas of media and advertising. Here is a list of the companies owned by Media Capital.

Broadcasting

TVI, a television broadcaster. It was acquired by Media Capital in 1997.

Media Capital Rádios, a radio broadcaster, which includes several radio stations:

• Rádio Comercial - national net of broadcasters:
  • 88.1 FM - Fóia (Monchique) → 10 kW
  • 88.7 FM - Lamego (Viseu) → 5 kW
  • 88.9 FM - Minhéu (Vila Real) → 10 kW
  • 89.0 FM - Leiria - Maunça → 1 kW
  • 89.3 FM - Esposende (Braga) → 0,4 kW
  • 90.8 FM - Lousã (Coimbra) → 44 kW
  • 91.9 FM - Bornes Mountains → 10 kW
  • 92.0 FM - Mendro Mountains (Beja district - also serving Évora's district) → 50 kW
  • 92.2 FM - Oliveirinha (Aveiro) → 0,2 kW
  • 93.9 FM - Samil - Bragança → 10 kW
  • 94.3 FM - Viseu → 0,5 kW

• 96.1 FM - Faro - São Miguel/Goldra → 10 kW
• 96.1 FM - Guarda/P. Vento → 10 kW
• 96.8 FM - Grândola → 10 kW
• 97.4 FM - Lisboa (Monsanto Forest Park) → 44 kW
• 97.7 FM - Porto (Monte da Virgem) → 44 kW
• 98.2 FM - Fundão (Gardunha Mountains) → 10 kW
• 98.5 FM - Sintra → 0,3 kW
• 98.9 FM - Portalegre (Marada Alta Mountains) → 10 kW
• 99.0 FM - Valença do Minho - Monte do Faro → 10 kW
• 99.2 FM - Braga (Sameiro) → 5 kW
• 99.8 FM - Montejunto Mountains → 10 kW
• 103.1 FM - Vouzela (Pena Hill) → 0,2 kW

• Cidade - ten local radio stations:
  • 91.6 FM - Lisboa → 5 kW
  • 97.2 FM - Redondo → 0.5 kW
  • 99.3 FM - Alcanena → 2 kW
  • 99.7 FM - Penacova (Coimbra) → 1 kW
  • 99.7 FM - Loulé (Faro district) → 2 kW

• 106.2 FM - Montijo → 1 kW
• 101.0 FM - Vale de Cambra (Aveiro) → 0.5 kW
• 102.8 FM - Viseu → 2 kW
• 104.4 FM - Braga (Amares) 104.4 FM → 1 kW
• 107.2 FM - Vila Nova de Gaia - Porto → 0.5 kW

• M80 Radio
  • 90.0 - Matosinhos (Porto)
  • 93.0 - Leiria
  • 95.6 - Penalva do Castelo (Viseu)
  • 96.4 - Santarém
  • 98.4 - Coimbra
  • 94.4 FM - Aveiro
  • 97.4 FM - Vila Real

• 104.3 - Lisbon and Setúbal
• 106.1 - Faro
• 106.4 - Beja and Évora
• 106.7 - Portalegre
• 107.1 - Portimão
• 107.5 - Grândola / Santiago do Cacém
• 103.8 - Braga and Fafe

• Vodafone FM
  • 107.2 - Lisbon Metro Area
  • 103.0 - Coimbra & Centre region
  • 94.3 - Porto Metro Area

• Smooth FM
  • 89.5 - Matosinhos - Porto
  • 92.8 - Figueiró dos Vinhos (Coimbra)
  • 96.6 - Lisbon
  • 97.7 - Santarém
  • 103.0 - Barreiro

Shut down stations

• Best Rock FM
  • 89.5 FM - Valongo
  • 101.1 FM - Moita

• Star FM
  • Benavente (Belmonte) 1035 AM
  • 96.6 FM - Lisboa
  • 105.8 FM - Porto
  • 96.8 FM - Sabugal

• 103.0 FM - Coimbra and Cantanhede
• 97.7 FM - Santarem
• 104.4 FM - Manteigas

Magazines

• Media Capital Edições, a magazine publisher:
  • Lux Magazine (women's magazine)
  • Maxmen (Portuguese version of Maxim men's magazine)
  • Portugal Diário (news magazine)
  • Agência Financeira (financial magazine)
  • MaisFutebol (Association football magazine)

Internet

• IOL (Portugal), a multimedia content provider (also an Internet service provider previously).

Ownership

Media Capital is owned by PRISA (95%), and by the Savings Banks of Vigo, Ourense and Pontevedra (5%).

External links

• Media Capital - official website
• MCR